Low Flying Helicopter

Posted: Thursday, 21st April, 2011 at 19:06
Vin Sumner	Has someone got a new toy in the village ?
Posted: Friday, 6th May, 2011 at 10:43
Peter Higham	Vin. I think rather more than one.All very annoying and inconsiderate. Peter
Posted: Sunday, 8th May, 2011 at 9:55
Marc Asquith	Hope this is of help - edited for clarity: Rules of the Air Regulations 2007 SECTION 3 LOW FLYING RULE Low flying prohibitions (3) The low flying prohibitions are as follows: (a) Failure of power unit An aircraft shall not be flown below such height as would enable it to make an emergency landing without causing danger to persons or property on the surface in the event of a power unit failure. (b) The 500 feet rule Except with the written permission of the CAA, an aircraft shall not be flown closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle or structure. (c) The 1,000 feet rule Except with the written permission of the CAA, an aircraft flying over a congested area of a city town or settlement shall not fly below a height of 1,000 feet above the highest fixed obstacle within a horizontal radius of 600 metres of the aircraft. (d) The land clear rule An aircraft flying over a congested area of a city, town or settlement shall not fly below such height as would permit the aircraft to land clear of the congested area in the event of a power unit failure. 6 The exemptions from the low flying prohibitions are as follows: (ii) Any aircraft shall be exempt from the 500 feet rule when landing and takingoff in accordance with normal aviation practice or air-taxiing.
Posted: Monday, 9th May, 2011 at 20:47
Muhammad Rafique	Thanks for the PPL Air Law revision, Marc!
Posted: Saturday, 21st May, 2011 at 21:00
Vin Sumner	Tonight at 845pm , noisy helicopter over The Hough ... just hovering… Can something be done about this ... Marc ??
Posted: Saturday, 21st May, 2011 at 22:35
Adrian Barber	Perhaps this was actually the police trying to help the community rather than someone with whom you do not share the same taste in ‘toys’?
Posted: Saturday, 21st May, 2011 at 23:34
Lisa Reeves	It was the Cheshire Police helicopter, they were searching for a missing person in Alderley Edge. Will let you know if we hear any more.
Posted: Monday, 23rd May, 2011 at 14:52
Lisa Reeves	The missing person the police helicopter was looking for on Saturday evening was found safe and well shortly after 2am on Sunday morning in Stockport.
Posted: Monday, 23rd May, 2011 at 17:27
Vin Sumner	Adrian , all for the Police helping the community , but heli-toys are a pest.
Posted: Monday, 23rd May, 2011 at 19:22
Adrian Barber	The only helicopters I notice over Alderley are police ones, are other ones a regular nuisance? I genuinely never notice them.
Posted: Tuesday, 24th May, 2011 at 9:49
Steve Savage	I see the occasional helicopter whilst in the garden or on the golf course….....can’t say they are a particular nuisance though as they come and go pretty quickly and are certainly no noisier than some of the motorbikes that speed down Macclesfield Road. Used to have a neighbour in Alderley who commuted using one some 20 years ago and it was never a problem then either.
Posted: Wednesday, 22nd June, 2011 at 15:06
Gareth Butterworth	I also am aware of a recent toy purchased in the area & have been hearing & seeing it buzzing around the village 3 or 4 times a day for the last 4-6 weeks,it certianly is’nt a police helicopter as it daily heads up & later down the A34 to m/cr. On each & every occasion it heads over my house in the centre of the village then over my parents house on mottram rd & onto the hough where it lands,remains for 5-10 then takes off again leaving the area.The appearance of said helicopter is an unusual shape & unlike any police helicopter I have ever seen.